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Hillrise Huskies…Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!

Upcoming Dates:

[THURSDAY, FRIDAY] SEPTEMBER 28, 29

Fifth Grade Outdoor Education

[MONDAY] OCTOBER 2

PTO Meeting 6:30 PM

[THURSDAY] OCTOBER 12

Western Wear – Dress Up Day!

First Grade field trip Lauritzen Gardens

[THURS-THURS] OCTOBER 12-19

Hillrise Scholastic Book Fair!

[FRIDAY] OCTOBER 13

In-Service, No School

[TUES, WED] OCTOBER 17, 18

2:06 Dismissal

Parent Teacher Conferences (3-7)

Report Cards given at Conferences

[FRIDAY] OCTOBER 20

No School

[THURSDAY] OCTOBER 26

Second Grade Field Trip to Vala’s

[TUESDAY] OCTOBER 31

Classroom Parties and Parade 2:00-3:00

Happy Friday Hillrise Families! What a beautiful couple of days for Outdoor Education for our 5th graders! They are busy learning teambuilding skills at Camp Kitaki. This is such a fun opportunity! Ask a fifth grader about their Outdoor Ed experience! Please see the information in this newsletter about scheduling a conference for your child. We are trying out a new online system this year. Be sure to sign up for a time when the schedule opens (Oct 2 at 10 AM). This is that fun time of year where I get to observe our awesome teachers for their formal observations. I love this time of year as it is uninterrupted time in classrooms! I have to say, we have excellent teachers here! They use formative assessment to drive lessons. This can be in the form of everyone writing ideas on their desktop or whiteboards, using plickers, using ABCD cards, exit tickets, etc. Formative assessment is minute-by-minute checking for understanding that lets teachers know if they need to go back and reteach or if they can move on. Our teachers are using these strategies in all areas in their classrooms to help move students forward! Congratulations to this week’s Allstar winners: Kindergarten: Luke Gacnik First Grade: Easton Lancaster Second Grade: Aria Mark Third Grade: Georgia Behlen Fourth Grade: Finn Hartmann Fifth Grade: Timothy Boomgarden Thank you for all you do! Deb Madden Principal Hillrise Elementary 402-289-2602 dmadden@epsne.org

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It’s Coming!!!!! Wild West Book Fair ~ Saddle Up & READ! Right click on the link for sneak preview:

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/hillbookfair17

Our Mission The mission of Hillrise Elementary is to inspire lifelong learners, to foster a belief in one's ability to succeed, to nurture respect and appreciation of self and others, and to encourage contributions to an ever-changing world.

School Hours: 8:15-3:06 Breakfast: 7:35-7:55

Walking Club: 7:55-8:10

Lunch Times: Kindergarten: 11:15-11:40 1st Grade: 11:30-11:50 2nd Grade: 11:50-12:10 3rd Grade: 11:55-12:15 4th Grade: 12:15-12:35 5th Grade: 12:25-12:45

**recess is prior to lunch**

Hillrise School Improvement Goal

All students will improve Math

computation and concept skills.

Tech Tips for Building Newsletters – October 2017

SchoolMessenger – Are You Up to Date? EPS uses a parent messaging system called SchoolMessenger to send emails and phone calls to parents. To ensure you are receiving important messages from your school, be sure to let the office know of any changes to your email

addresses or phone numbers.

YouTube – A Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Video Watching YouTube is a common video watching platform used by many youths to find content on subjects that they find

interesting or enjoyable to watch. In order to have a better understanding of what your child is watching on YouTube, below is a list of questions that you can ask:

1) What’s trending today? Trending videos appear on YouTube’s home page and show the most recent viral videos, what’s funny, and what’s being shared. Knowing what’s trending will give parents a better

understanding of the type of content your child is being exposed to by them simply going to the YouTube home page.

2) What channels do you subscribe to? If a child is taking the time to subscribe to a specific channel, it’s a guarantee that the content being shown is something of interest to them. Get involved and find out what

those channels are, so you can get a better idea of what specific content your child finds interesting and why. This could turn out to be a significant subject area interest for your child and a good common ground topic

for conversations. 3) What’s in your library? One’s YouTube library is the place where videos that the user has liked or shared are

stored. This too, is a way to discover content that your child finds interesting. 4) What was the last video you shared? Youth share things with others only when they find them to be interesting or enjoyable, or they feel that others will enjoy them as well. Get a glimpse into what videos are

catching their attention by asking this question.

September 2017 Dear Hillrise Parents, We will be using the automated conference scheduler called Pick-A-Time for our parent/teacher conferences. Conferences will be held Tuesday October 17th and Wednesday October 18th from 3:00p.m.-7:00 p.m. each evening. Please see the attached document on how to proceed with scheduling your child’s time. This is a first-come first-serve scheduling software. The online scheduler will open up at 10:00a.m. on Monday October 2, 2017 and close at 11:50p.m. on Sunday October 15, 2017. As a result, the sooner you register the more likely you are to get your preferred time. Once you begin the process, if you have questions please feel free to contact the office at (402-289-2602) or via email sjoiner@epsne.org Sincerely, Ms. Madden Hillrise Principal dmadden@epsne.org

Hillrise Elementary K-5 Fall 2017 Conference Scheduling Directions

Please follow the directions below to get to the Parent Teacher Conference Scheduler. WEB ADDRESS: https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11612740&evt=311970 TO REGISTER:

1. Enter your email address and push “Login/Create Account” 2. Fill in the required fields and register 3. Where it asks for Student ID, enter your child’s first and last name. Use their LEGAL

name (Example: John Smith) (no nicknames). Next, enter the student’s birthday (Example: 12/15/2005)

The on-line scheduler will open up at 10:00am on Monday October 2nd and close at

11:50pm on Sunday October 15.

SCHEDULING 1. You will see a list of teachers. Select the box next to the teacher name that you would

like to schedule a conference with. 2. Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you

which teacher corresponds to which color and the times increase as you go down the page.

3. Click on a square to book that time. 4. As an option, you have the choice of setting a time when you would like a reminder

email delivered. 5. Click “Create Appointment” to finalize. 6. Repeat until you have a time scheduled for each of your children. Logout when

finished. 7. You CANNOT create back to back appointments unless your children have the same

classroom teacher.

• You can click on “Printable Schedule” on the top right corner and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule. You will also have the option to email your schedule to yourself.

• If you want to make changes to your schedule you can click on the “Your Schedule” link, OR you can login at any other time with your email and password.

HATS FOR HOUSTON

What: Bring loose change or money donations to go to helping Moore Elementary School in Houston, Texas.

Why: Because Kindness Counts! 3rd grade teacher,

Mrs. Boutwell, taught there last year. They lost everything in the school due to Hurricane

Harvey flooding the school.

When: Any time October 2-6. Give your donations to your teacher.

When you bring in a donation… You get to wear a hat on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th.

VOLUNTEERSNEEDED!HELP MAKE OUR BOOK FAIR THE BEST EVER!

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